Improvement in firemen s hats



J. M. DE anus. Firemans Hat.

Patented Feb. 2

INVENTOR APHER, WASNNGTON, D

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSE MIGUEL DE OELIS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN FlREM ENs HATS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 200,701, dated February26, 1878; application filed January 7, 187 8.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J osr. MIGUEL DE Grams, of the city, county, andState of New York, have invented a new and Improved Firem ans Hat, ofwhich the following is a specification:

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents a side elevation,partly in vertical section, of my improved firemans hat; and Fig. 2 is avertical transverse section through the brim and body, on enlargedscale.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The object of this invention is to furnish to firemen, policemen, andothers an improved hat, by which the force of falling bodies or ofblowsmay be broken sufficiently to protect the heads against injury; andthe invention consists of a hat-body, being made detachable from thebrim, guided along a raised portion of the rim, and cushioned bysuitable springs.

In the drawing, A represents the body of a hat for firemen, policemen,or other occupations in which protection for the head is required. B isthe brim, that is made separate from the hat-body, and provided with araised portion, 0, that is fitted to the head, and arranged to carry thebody A. The hat-bodyA is made to slide on the rim portion 0, guided byslots and pins (1 b, or by other equivalent means, and supported onacushioning springband, D, of rubber, interposed between the lower edgeof the body A and the brim B, as shown in Fig. 1.

In place of the rubber band a number of spiral or other springs may beused, as shown in Fig. 2, as may be found most convenient, the essentialfeature being to impart to the hat-body a certain flexibility or play,and cushion the same in suitable manner, so as to enable it to resist,to a certain extent, the blows of falling objects, &c., and form therebya better protector for the head than the common hats in use.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent A firemans hat made of a brim with inner raisedportion, and of a yielding and springcushioned body guided thereon,substantially as specified.

JOSE MIGUEL DE CELIS. Witnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, O. SEnGwIoK.

